In Tuesday’s Sun: Fogeled
It’s all happened before. Israel has made airstrikes against terrorists before, and it has sent troops into Gaza before, as well. The reason it has done so, now as before,…
Musings
John Tory is against banning handguns – and Rob Ford hangs out with people who cary them
In my line of work, that’s what you call a “wedge.” That is, it is something only you can say (e.g., I’m against handguns), and it clearly distinguishes you from…
No notes. No tapes. Nothing.
Oh, and he’s in his nineties, and he has an established bias. But, by all means, let’s run his story around the world without asking for, you know, proof.
My buddy Dan Fox for ward 24
He is an amazing guy and will be an amazing representative for this city. Support him if you can. More here. .
Monte Melnick, the Ramones’ legendary tour manager, writes about Tommy
Received in comments this morning. Condolences about his (and our) loss: Tommy was my dearest and oldest friend. We grew up together in Forest Hills Queens New York. I went…
Captain Awkward rallies the troop(s)
John Tory gets up close and personal with his many many volunteers. Not. .
Tommy Ramone, RIP
I woke up to the bad news, and I immediately felt like going back to sleep for good. I tell ya: if there ever was news that I am going…
In Friday’s Sun: fair comment about Tony et al.
The last time I spoke with Tony Ianno – and, for all practical purposes, the first time, too – was in a downtown Toronto food court. It didn’t go well.…
Warren strikes a pose, loses all dignity on the dock
Photo by Lala. She dumped me two seconds after she took it. .
Tory gets you Ford
Once again: John Tory apparently believes that everyone has forgotten who Rob Ford’s head cheerleader was for the past four years: namely, him. By demanding Ford’s resignation, Tory (and this…
An oldie but a goodie: everything you need to know about Tory’s campaign boss Kouvalis
Because the media are in the shorthand business – and because social media renders everything bite-sized and/or stupid – some people have taken to comparing me to John Tory’s campaign…
In Tuesday’s Sun: call in sick and win!
In the Summertime, a young politician’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of…no legislative sittings, and a concurrent growth in popularity! Yes, yes, we know. That is a terrible, awful bastardization…
Help needed
Hoping to do a column about the correlation between a government”s popularity and the sitting of the relevant legislature – that is, governments go up when the Leg isn’t on…
Where the Christian Right is strong
Here. Wish we had a similar map for Canada. Anyone? .
Who says federal politics is boring?
Wow. My tiny by-election post, way down at the bottom of this page, has attracted nearly 200 comments. That almost ranks up there with the still-legendary Kraft Dinner post!! Related:…
This picture makes me happy (and relieved)
It’s been a somewhat frustrating 17 months. So I was very, very happy to see this photo, taken at the Throne Speech. Never run away from anything, Churchill liked to…
Rob Ford was just on the radio lying his face off about his record
Courtesy of Newstalk 1010, natch. Here’s the truth. .
Headbanging is bad for your health
…as any punk rocker could have told you. Watching this video, I think it is time for a Headbanger Intervention Strategy.
In Friday’s Sun: will by-elections mean bye-bye?
As by-election results rolled in on the evening of June 30, did Prime Minister Stephen Harper start contemplating the location of the nearest exit door? It’s possible. After all, the…